Tag: Storm Damage

  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bent, Kiowa, and Prowers Counties, CO Until 6:30 PM MDT

    Published: September 20, 2026, 4:47 PM PDT (5:47 PM MDT). The National Weather Service in Pueblo, Colorado, has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of southeastern Colorado — northwestern Prowers County, eastern Kiowa County, and northeastern Bent County — until 6:30 PM MDT tonight. The warned storm is packing golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts, with the NWS tagging the thunderstorm damage threat as CONSIDERABLE. This is the kind of storm that turns into roof, siding, and window claims by morning — and tornados can spin up quickly from storms like this one.

    This is a live snapshot as of 4:47 PM PDT. Conditions change fast — always verify with the National Weather Service for your specific county or ZIP code.

    Prowers County — Severe Thunderstorm Warning

    Issuing office: NWS Pueblo, CO. Issued: 5:42 PM MDT, September 20, 2026. Expires: 6:30 PM MDT, September 20, 2026. Status: Active — certainty observed, urgency immediate, severity severe.

    Per the NWS alert, at 5:42 PM MDT a severe thunderstorm was located near Eads, or 26 miles southwest of Cheyenne Wells, moving south at 35 mph.

    • Hazard: golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
    • Source: radar indicated.
    • Impact (verbatim from NWS): “People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.”

    Locations impacted include: Eads, Sheridan Lake, Neeoshe Reservoir, Sweetwater Reservoir, Chivington, Brandon, Neegronda Reservoir, and Queens Reservoir.

    NWS Pueblo office page — NWS alert source

    Kiowa County — Severe Thunderstorm Warning

    The same warning covers eastern Kiowa County, including the Eads and Sheridan Lake area where the storm was located at issuance. Same hazard package: golf ball size hail, 60 mph gusts, radar-indicated source, CONSIDERABLE damage threat. Kiowa County sits squarely in the storm’s southward track — residents and businesses in Eads and Sheridan Lake are in the immediate path.

    Bent County — Severe Thunderstorm Warning

    Northeastern Bent County is also included in this warning. The southward-moving storm at 35 mph puts the northeastern corner of Bent County — including the reservoir areas east of the county line (Neegronda and Queens Reservoirs are named impact locations) — in the window of impact through the 6:30 PM MDT expiry.

    A note from the NWS tornado guidance in this alert: tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. The storm has a flagged “possible” tornado detection parameter. If you spot a tornado, go at once into the basement or a small central room in a sturdy structure.

    Stay safe — hail and wind

    • Get indoors now and stay there until the warning expires. Hail this size injures people and animals outdoors — that is NWS wording, not hype.
    • Vehicles: hail damage to vehicles is expected. If you’re driving, pull off the road under solid cover if you can do so safely; never stop under an overpass on a highway — it blocks traffic and is dangerous for everyone behind you.
    • Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. The NWS specifically flags that tornadoes can develop quickly from these storms, so treat the warning like a tornado drill: small central room, away from windows.
    • Stay out of flooded roadways if heavy rain follows the storm — turn around, don’t drown.
    • After the storm: stay away from downed power lines, watch for broken glass and scattered debris, and photograph any damage to your roof, siding, windows, and vehicles before you touch anything — documentation matters for insurance.

    What this means for restoration teams

    Golf ball size hail with a CONSIDERABLE damage-threat tag in a cluster of small southeastern Colorado towns is a classic roofing and exterior-repair demand spike. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, and windows — and with 60 mph gusts, expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees on top of it. Calls will start tonight and keep coming for days as homeowners discover leaks and cracked shingles in daylight.

    The play:

    • Stage now, not tomorrow. Pre-position roofing repair materials, tarps, and window-boarding supplies for Eads, Sheridan Lake, and the surrounding county areas tonight. Emergency tarping calls are the first wave.
    • Interior water follows roof damage. Hail-cracked shingles and wind-torn flashing let rain in — that means saturated drywall and insulation, and mold risk within 24–48 hours if wet materials aren’t dried. Treat every hail claim as a potential water-intrusion job.
    • Keep an on-call rotation through the morning. Tornado-possible tagging means tree-fall and structural damage can’t be ruled out — be ready for emergency board-up alongside the roofing work.
    • First-call capture: get the address, the damage source (hail, wind, or both), and which areas of the home are affected. Photo-document before mitigation, moisture-map every affected room, and keep the homeowner’s payment responsibility clear in writing before work starts.

    Demand window: hail claims typically report within hours of the storm and keep coming for a week as adjusters get scheduled. The restoration contractor who tarps tonight often wins the mitigation job later.

    FEMA & federal assistance

    If damage is severe, the FEMA Helpline is 1-800-621-3362 (7 a.m.–10 p.m. local time, 7 days a week). You can also apply at DisasterAssistance.gov, through the FEMA app, or find a recovery center at fema.gov/drc. Basic eligibility: U.S. citizenship or qualified status, identity verification, proof of occupancy or ownership, and unmet needs not covered by insurance. Apply as soon as it is safe to do so.

    Looking ahead

    The warning expires at 6:30 PM MDT — but that is not the end of the story. Additional storms can redevelop along the same track this evening, and wind-tossed debris and weakened trees remain a hazard overnight. Watch for follow-up warnings from NWS Pueblo and check the Storm Prediction Center for updated outlooks. Water-intrusion calls tied to roof damage typically start within hours and continue for days as homeowners spot stains and leaks — contractors should expect the phone to keep ringing well past tonight.

    Sources & how to verify

    To verify for your own county or ZIP code: go to weather.gov, enter your ZIP, or check your local NWS office page for active alerts.

    This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning. Always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.

  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bent, Kiowa, and Prowers Counties, CO Until 6:30 PM MDT

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bent, Kiowa, and Prowers Counties, CO Until 6:30 PM MDT

    Published: September 20, 2026, 4:47 PM PDT (5:47 PM MDT). The National Weather Service in Pueblo, Colorado, has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of southeastern Colorado — northwestern Prowers County, eastern Kiowa County, and northeastern Bent County — until 6:30 PM MDT tonight. The warned storm is packing golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts, with the NWS tagging the thunderstorm damage threat as CONSIDERABLE. This is the kind of storm that turns into roof, siding, and window claims by morning — and tornados can spin up quickly from storms like this one.

    This is a live snapshot as of 4:47 PM PDT. Conditions change fast — always verify with the National Weather Service for your specific county or ZIP code.

    Prowers County — Severe Thunderstorm Warning

    Issuing office: NWS Pueblo, CO. Issued: 5:42 PM MDT, September 20, 2026. Expires: 6:30 PM MDT, September 20, 2026. Status: Active — certainty observed, urgency immediate, severity severe.

    Per the NWS alert, at 5:42 PM MDT a severe thunderstorm was located near Eads, or 26 miles southwest of Cheyenne Wells, moving south at 35 mph.

    • Hazard: golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
    • Source: radar indicated.
    • Impact (verbatim from NWS): “People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.”

    Locations impacted include: Eads, Sheridan Lake, Neeoshe Reservoir, Sweetwater Reservoir, Chivington, Brandon, Neegronda Reservoir, and Queens Reservoir.

    NWS Pueblo office page — NWS alert source

    Kiowa County — Severe Thunderstorm Warning

    The same warning covers eastern Kiowa County, including the Eads and Sheridan Lake area where the storm was located at issuance. Same hazard package: golf ball size hail, 60 mph gusts, radar-indicated source, CONSIDERABLE damage threat. Kiowa County sits squarely in the storm’s southward track — residents and businesses in Eads and Sheridan Lake are in the immediate path.

    Bent County — Severe Thunderstorm Warning

    Northeastern Bent County is also included in this warning. The southward-moving storm at 35 mph puts the northeastern corner of Bent County — including the reservoir areas east of the county line (Neegronda and Queens Reservoirs are named impact locations) — in the window of impact through the 6:30 PM MDT expiry.

    A note from the NWS tornado guidance in this alert: tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. The storm has a flagged “possible” tornado detection parameter. If you spot a tornado, go at once into the basement or a small central room in a sturdy structure.

    Stay safe — hail and wind

    • Get indoors now and stay there until the warning expires. Hail this size injures people and animals outdoors — that is NWS wording, not hype.
    • Vehicles: hail damage to vehicles is expected. If you’re driving, pull off the road under solid cover if you can do so safely; never stop under an overpass on a highway — it blocks traffic and is dangerous for everyone behind you.
    • Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. The NWS specifically flags that tornadoes can develop quickly from these storms, so treat the warning like a tornado drill: small central room, away from windows.
    • Stay out of flooded roadways if heavy rain follows the storm — turn around, don’t drown.
    • After the storm: stay away from downed power lines, watch for broken glass and scattered debris, and photograph any damage to your roof, siding, windows, and vehicles before you touch anything — documentation matters for insurance.

    What this means for restoration teams

    Golf ball size hail with a CONSIDERABLE damage-threat tag in a cluster of small southeastern Colorado towns is a classic roofing and exterior-repair demand spike. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, and windows — and with 60 mph gusts, expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees on top of it. Calls will start tonight and keep coming for days as homeowners discover leaks and cracked shingles in daylight.

    The play:

    • Stage now, not tomorrow. Pre-position roofing repair materials, tarps, and window-boarding supplies for Eads, Sheridan Lake, and the surrounding county areas tonight. Emergency tarping calls are the first wave.
    • Interior water follows roof damage. Hail-cracked shingles and wind-torn flashing let rain in — that means saturated drywall and insulation, and mold risk within 24–48 hours if wet materials aren’t dried. Treat every hail claim as a potential water-intrusion job.
    • Keep an on-call rotation through the morning. Tornado-possible tagging means tree-fall and structural damage can’t be ruled out — be ready for emergency board-up alongside the roofing work.
    • First-call capture: get the address, the damage source (hail, wind, or both), and which areas of the home are affected. Photo-document before mitigation, moisture-map every affected room, and keep the homeowner’s payment responsibility clear in writing before work starts.

    Demand window: hail claims typically report within hours of the storm and keep coming for a week as adjusters get scheduled. The restoration contractor who tarps tonight often wins the mitigation job later.

    FEMA & federal assistance

    If damage is severe, the FEMA Helpline is 1-800-621-3362 (7 a.m.–10 p.m. local time, 7 days a week). You can also apply at DisasterAssistance.gov, through the FEMA app, or find a recovery center at fema.gov/drc. Basic eligibility: U.S. citizenship or qualified status, identity verification, proof of occupancy or ownership, and unmet needs not covered by insurance. Apply as soon as it is safe to do so.

    Looking ahead

    The warning expires at 6:30 PM MDT — but that is not the end of the story. Additional storms can redevelop along the same track this evening, and wind-tossed debris and weakened trees remain a hazard overnight. Watch for follow-up warnings from NWS Pueblo and check the Storm Prediction Center for updated outlooks. Water-intrusion calls tied to roof damage typically start within hours and continue for days as homeowners spot stains and leaks — contractors should expect the phone to keep ringing well past tonight.

    Sources & how to verify

    To verify for your own county or ZIP code: go to weather.gov, enter your ZIP, or check your local NWS office page for active alerts.

    This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning. Always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.

  • Flash Flood Warning: Central Grayson County Until 8:45 PM CDT

    Flash Flood Warning: Central Grayson County Until 8:45 PM CDT

    The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Central Grayson County in north central Texas, in effect until 8:45 PM CDT tonight (Sunday, September 20). At 6:18 PM CDT, emergency management reported multiple flooded roads and vehicles stuck in flood water in and around the Denison area — flash flooding is already occurring, with additional instances imminent or occurring in the Sherman to Southmayd areas as well.

    Vehicles stuck in flood water during the warning window means water is moving through the built environment, not just the creeks — exactly the kind of event that fills restoration schedules for a week. For contractors across the Sherman–Denison–Southmayd corridor, tonight’s job pipeline is interior water intrusion, saturated building materials, and the mold clock that starts the moment water sits. This is a live snapshot as of 6:40 PM CDT. Conditions change fast — always verify with the National Weather Service for your specific county or ZIP code.

    Central Grayson County — Flash Flood Warning

    Issuing office: NWS Fort Worth TX · Issued: 6:18 PM CDT, September 20, 2026 · Expires: 8:45 PM CDT, September 20, 2026

    Hazard, verbatim from the alert: Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

    Source: Emergency management reported.

    At 6:18 PM CDT, emergency management reported multiple flooded roads and vehicles stuck in flood water in and around the Denison area. Flash flooding is already occurring in this area. Additional instances of flash flooding are imminent or occurring in the Sherman to Southmayd areas as well.

    Expected impact: Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

    Locations that will experience flash flooding include: Sherman, Denison, Pottsboro, Knollwood, Randell Lake, Eisenhower State Park, Southmayd, Boddie and Carpenters Bluff.

    This is a ground-truth warning: emergency managers, not models, are reporting flooded roads and stranded vehicles. Track the Fort Worth office page (weather.gov/fwd) for the next update; the authoritative alert source is the NWS API record (alert link).

    Stay safe tonight

    Turn around, don’t drown. The NWS instruction for this warning is direct: when encountering flooded roads, turn around — most flood deaths occur in vehicles. With vehicles already reported stuck in flood water around Denison, treat every water-covered road as deeper and faster than it looks.

    If water enters your home: stay out of standing water anywhere electricity may be present, and avoid the basement until the water recedes and power is confirmed off. Photograph everything before cleanup starts — that photo set is the evidence the insurance process runs on. Then call a local restoration contractor. Sitting water starts a second wave of damage within a day: wicking drywall, swollen trim and subfloor, and microbial growth in any cavity that stays damp.

    Poor-drainage and low-lying areas are called out by name in this warning — if your property sits low near a creek, stream, or known ponding street, check it now rather than in the morning. Eisenhower State Park campers and lake-adjacent residents near Randell Lake should be alert to rapidly rising water.

    What this means for restoration teams

    A flash flood warning where the source report is “vehicles stuck in flood water” is a leading indicator for structural water work. Expect the full spread across Central Grayson County:

    • Interior water intrusion in low-lying residential and commercial buildings — Denison’s flooded roads mean water was at or above curb level, which puts ground-floor entries, garages, and slab-on-grade rooms in the splash zone.
    • Saturated drywall, insulation, and flooring — any material in the waterline footprint needs a moisture reading, not a fingertip test.
    • Mold risk within 24–48 hours for anything that stays damp through the night.
    • Sewage backup in low-lying areas where the drainage system is overwhelmed — a health hazard that changes the PPE and disposal protocol on the job.
    • Park and lakeside exposure around Eisenhower State Park and Randell Lake: campgrounds, cabins, and lakeside structures that see sheet-flow flooding fast.

    The play: stage equipment now. Pre-position extraction, air movers, and dehumidifiers; keep the on-call rotation through the night and into Monday morning — discovery calls lag the water by hours to days. On the first call, capture address, water source, and affected areas up front. For sewage-backup flags, ask before you roll so the crew brings the right protocol.

    Field discipline: photo-document before mitigation, moisture-map every affected room, and keep payment responsibility in writing before work starts. The Denison jobs you document cleanly tonight are the adjuster-approved jobs next week.

    FEMA & federal assistance

    If flood damage hits your home and you need federal help: the FEMA Helpline is 1-800-621-3362 (7 a.m.–10 p.m. local time, 7 days a week). Apply at DisasterAssistance.gov, through the FEMA app, or locate recovery centers at fema.gov/drc.

    Basic eligibility: U.S. citizenship or qualified immigration status, identity verification, proof of occupancy or ownership, and unmet needs not covered by insurance. Apply as soon as it is safe — and start the documentation (photos, receipts, contractor invoices) the moment the water is out.

    Looking ahead

    This warning runs until 8:45 PM CDT tonight. Small creeks and streams are the overnight variable: they can crest after the rain ends, and ground already saturated from the first round floods faster if a second round moves through. The NWS Fort Worth office will cycle updates through the evening — and a separate Flash Flood Warning for East Central Grayson County (until 8:00 PM CDT) is running in parallel over the same storm complex, so treat the whole Sherman–Denison area as one active event.

    For contractors, the demand window note: water-intrusion calls typically start within hours of the water receding and keep coming for days as people discover what’s behind the baseboards and under the flooring. The job that looks like “damp carpet” on Monday is the full-room remediation on Thursday if the pad stayed wet.

    Sources & how to verify

    To verify for your own county or ZIP: go to weather.gov and enter your location, or check the Fort Worth office page for the latest active warnings across north central Texas.

    This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning. Always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.

  • Flash Flood Warning: East Central Grayson County Until 8 PM CDT

    Flash Flood Warning: East Central Grayson County Until 8 PM CDT

    The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a Flash Flood Warning for East Central Grayson County in north central Texas, in effect until 8:00 PM CDT tonight (Sunday, September 20). At 6:27 PM CDT, emergency management reported multiple un-passable roads and potential water rescues ongoing in Denison — flash flooding is happening now or will begin shortly.

    For restoration teams in the Sherman–Denison corridor, this is the exact scenario that turns into interior flooding jobs: life-threatening flash flooding of urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses. This is a live snapshot as of 6:40 PM CDT. Conditions change fast — always verify with the National Weather Service for your specific county or ZIP code.

    East Central Grayson County — Flash Flood Warning

    Issuing office: NWS Fort Worth TX · Issued: 6:27 PM CDT, September 20, 2026 · Expires: 8:00 PM CDT, September 20, 2026

    Hazard, verbatim from the alert: Life threatening flash flooding.

    Source: Emergency management reported.

    At 6:27 PM CDT, emergency management reported multiple un-passable roads and potential water rescues ongoing in Denison. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Residents are told to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary.

    Expected impact: Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

    Locations that will experience flash flooding include: Sherman, Denison, Knollwood and Randell Lake.

    The alert is a public-safety trigger, not a forecast refinement — this is radar-plus-ground-truth: emergency managers on the ground in Denison are reporting water over roads and rescues underway. Follow the Fort Worth office page (weather.gov/fwd) for updates; the authoritative alert source is the NWS API record for this warning (alert link).

    Stay safe tonight

    Turn around, don’t drown. The NWS warning states it plainly, and it’s worth repeating: when encountering flooded roads, turn around — most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

    If water gets into your home: stay out of standing water anywhere electricity may be present, and avoid the basement until the water recedes and power is confirmed off. Before any cleanup begins, photograph everything — documentation is what the insurance conversation stands on. Then call a local restoration contractor. Water left sitting starts a second wave of damage within a day: saturated drywall, swollen subfloors, and microbial growth that a fan and a mop cannot stop.

    If you are in Denison, Sherman, Knollwood, or near Randell Lake tonight, stay off the roads unless it is absolutely necessary. Water over a road hides washouts; six inches of moving water can knock you off your feet, and twelve inches can carry a car.

    What this means for restoration teams

    When emergency management is reporting water rescues in Denison during the warning window, water is already where it shouldn’t be — and that includes structures. For Grayson County contractors, tonight’s damage categories are the familiar ones:

    • Interior water intrusion in low-lying homes and businesses along creeks, streams, and poor-drainage streets in the Denison–Sherman urban core.
    • Saturated drywall and insulation — floodwater wicks upward fast; anything within the waterline footprint needs a moisture check, not a visual guess.
    • Mold risk within 24–48 hours in any space that stays damp overnight.
    • Sewage backup in low-lying areas, where overwhelmed drainage pushes wastewater back into ground-floor plumbing.
    • Underpass and street-adjacent commercial damage — water pushed across highways and parking lots finds every slab joint and door threshold.

    The play: stage equipment now. Pre-position air movers, dehumidifiers, and extraction units so the first call doesn’t burn an hour on logistics. Keep an on-call rotation through the night — water-intrusion calls don’t respect the warning’s expiry. On the first call, capture address, water source (rising exterior water vs. plumbing vs. seepage), and affected areas before you roll: the triage call is the claim’s foundation.

    Field discipline: photo-document before mitigation starts, moisture-map every affected room (walls, subfloor, insulation cavities), and keep the homeowner’s payment responsibility clear in writing before work begins. The documentation habit you build tonight is what keeps the adjuster conversation clean next week.

    FEMA & federal assistance

    If the flooding damages your home and you need federal help, the standard channels apply: the FEMA Helpline is 1-800-621-3362 (7 a.m.–10 p.m. local time, 7 days a week). You can also apply at DisasterAssistance.gov, through the FEMA app, or find recovery centers at fema.gov/drc.

    Basic eligibility: U.S. citizenship or qualified immigration status, identity verification, proof of occupancy or ownership, and unmet needs not covered by insurance. Apply as soon as it is safe to do so — federal assistance can cover what insurance doesn’t, but the documentation (photos, receipts, contractor invoices) starts the moment the water is out.

    Looking ahead

    This warning runs until 8:00 PM CDT tonight. When it expires, the danger doesn’t necessarily clock out with it — creeks and streams can crest after the rain stops, and saturated ground means any additional round tonight floods faster than the first.

    Watch for the NWS Fort Worth office’s next update cycle and any new warnings for adjacent areas (a separate Flash Flood Warning is already active for Central Grayson County until 8:45 PM CDT — the same storm complex is working both zones). For contractors, the demand window note holds: water-intrusion calls typically start within hours of the water receding and keep coming for days as people discover damage behind walls and under floors. A Denison homeowner who thinks the carpet “feels dry” on Monday is a mold job by Wednesday if the pad underneath stayed wet.

    Sources & how to verify

    To verify for your own county or ZIP: go to weather.gov and enter your location, or check the Fort Worth office page for the latest active warnings across north central Texas.

    This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning. Always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.

  • Flash Flood Warning: Bryan County, Oklahoma Until 8:45 PM CDT

    Flash Flood Warning: Bryan County, Oklahoma Until 8:45 PM CDT

    The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Flash Flood Warning for southwestern Bryan County in southeastern Oklahoma, in effect now through 8:45 PM CDT tonight (September 20). Doppler radar shows thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area, with 1 to 3 inches already fallen and another 1 to 2 inches possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly — the exact interior-flooding scenario local restoration crews handle most. This is a live snapshot as of 6:18 PM CDT. Conditions change fast — always verify with the National Weather Service for your specific county or ZIP code.

    Southwestern Bryan County — Flash Flood Warning

    Issuing office: NWS Norman, Oklahoma (weather.gov/oun). Issued: 6:12 PM CDT, September 20, 2026. Expires: 8:45 PM CDT. Severity is rated Severe, certainty Likely, urgency Immediate — this is the high-confidence, act-now end of the flash flood spectrum.

    Hazard detail, verbatim from the alert: Radar-indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen across the warned area, and additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. This is a radar-indicated event — gauges may under-report what the radar is seeing, so trust the warning text over what the creek behind your house looks like right now.

    Locations in the warning path: Durant, Colbert, Achille, Silo, Mead, Hendrix, Cartwright, eastern Lake Texoma, and Calera. If you are in or near any of these towns — or anywhere in southwestern Bryan County — you are inside the warned polygon.

    Expected impacts (from the alert): flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses, as well as other poor-drainage and low-lying areas. In this part of southeastern Oklahoma that means the tributaries feeding Lake Texoma and the Red River bottomland roads, plus any low-water crossing between the listed towns. Urban spots in Durant and Calera can pond up fast with 2 inches in an hour — storm drains can’t keep up with this rate of fall.

    Stay safe tonight

    Turn around, don’t drown. The National Weather Service’s top instruction on this warning: turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads — most flood deaths occur in vehicles. It takes just six inches of fast-moving water to knock an adult off their feet, and twelve inches to sweep away a small car. Never drive through flooded roadways or around barricades; the roadbed beneath floodwater can be washed out even when the surface looks intact.

    If water enters your home, stay out of standing water where electricity may be present — floodwater and live current are a lethal combination. Avoid the basement until water recedes and you can confirm the power is off. Photograph everything before cleanup starts; documentation matters for insurance, and adjusters work from what was captured in the moment, not what you describe later. Once it’s safe, call a local restoration contractor — water left sitting starts a second wave of damage within a day as drywall wicks upward, insulation saturates, and the mold clock starts ticking.

    What this means for restoration teams

    This warning converts directly into the damage categories southeastern Oklahoma contractors handle every storm season: interior water intrusion through slab edges and garage entries, saturated drywall and insulation at the base of walls, mold risk within 24–48 hours, and sewage backup in low-lying areas where lift stations and laterals get overwhelmed by inflow. Crews in Durant, Calera, and Colbert should treat the next several hours as a pre-positioning window, not a wait-and-see.

    The play: stage equipment now — truck-mounts fueled, dehumidifiers and air movers loaded, desiccant drying assets pre-positioned so the first calls can roll within the hour. Keep an on-call rotation through the night and into Monday morning, because flash flood water-intrusion calls don’t all land at once; they arrive in waves as water recedes and people discover damage. Capture address, water source (rising groundwater vs. roof/window failure vs. sewer backup), and every affected area on the first call — that triage note is what keeps the job documented and billable later.

    Field discipline for the weekend rush: photo-document everything before mitigation begins, moisture-map every affected room (meters, not eyes), and keep the homeowner’s payment responsibility clear in writing before work starts. On a Saturday-night flood event, the temptation is to start ripping and bill later — that’s how invoices get disputed in October. The contractors who come out clean are the ones who scoped it, signed it, then dried it.

    FEMA & federal assistance

    If the flooding damages your home, help is available through federal channels: the FEMA Helpline at 1-800-621-3362 (7 a.m.–10 p.m. local time, 7 days a week), DisasterAssistance.gov, the FEMA mobile app, and fema.gov/drc for disaster recovery center locations. Basic eligibility requires citizenship or qualified immigration status, identity verification, proof of occupancy or ownership, and unmet needs not covered by insurance. Apply as soon as it’s safe to do so — and keep that photo documentation from the safety section; it’s exactly what the application asks for.

    Looking ahead

    When this warning expires at 8:45 PM CDT, the rain may stop but the water story doesn’t. Creeks and tributaries in the Lake Texoma watershed can crest an hour or more after the heaviest rain ends, and urban drainage issues linger into the night. Watch for additional rounds — tonight’s atmosphere is loaded, and the NWS Norman office will update or extend as conditions evolve. The next official read on the situation will land through NWS Norman’s page and alert feed.

    For contractors, the demand window typically opens within hours of water receding and keeps coming for days as people discover damage — the Monday-morning calls from homeowners who woke up to a wet garage are as real as the Sunday-night emergencies. Monday is a full workday for flood work in Bryan County.

    Sources & how to verify

    This post is built from the official NWS alert for this warning (NWS alert JSON), issued by the NWS Norman office. To verify conditions for your own county or ZIP code, go to weather.gov, click into the Norman forecast area, or check your local county emergency management channel. Never rely on a single blog post or social media thread for warning-level decisions.

    This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning. Always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.

  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cheyenne, CO Until 5:30 PM MDT Sunday, September 20

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cheyenne, CO Until 5:30 PM MDT Sunday, September 20

    This is a live snapshot as of 4:47 PM MDT Sunday, September 20. Conditions change fast — always verify with the National Weather Service for your specific county or ZIP code.

    Cheyenne, CO — Severe Thunderstorm Warning

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 20 at 4:47PM MDT until September 20 at 5:30PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

    Issued by NWS Goodland KS. Issue time: 4:47 PM MDT Sunday, September 20. Expires: 5:30 PM MDT Sunday, September 20.

    At 447 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles west of Kit
    Carson, or 29 miles west of Cheyenne Wells, moving southeast at 20
    mph.
    HAZARD…Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
    SOURCE…Radar indicated.
    IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
    damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
    damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
    Locations impacted include…
    Kit Carson and Wild Horse.

    Hail size (NWS parameters): 2.50. Wind gust (NWS parameters): 60 MPH.

    Locations in the warning path, as listed by NWS:

    • Insufficient data in alert text

    Warned area: Cheyenne, CO

    NWS office page: NWS Goodland KS · Official NWS alert

    Official NWS instructions

    For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
    building.

    This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
    structure and stay away from windows.

    Stay safe during the storm

    Get inside a sturdy building and stay away from windows. Large hail can shatter glass and injure anyone caught outside; damaging winds can bring down trees and power lines with little warning.

    If hail damages your home: photograph every slope of the roof, siding, gutters, and windows before anything is repaired — documentation matters for insurance. Then call a local roofing or restoration contractor for an inspection; hail bruising is not always visible from the ground.

    What this means for restoration teams

    Translate this warning into job tickets: hail-punched roofing (bruised shingles that fail months later if missed), cracked siding, shattered windows and skylights, dented gutters and downspouts, and damaged outdoor HVAC condensers. Water intrusion follows where hail compromised the envelope — the roofer’s repair and the restorer’s dry-out land on the same houses.

    The play: coordinate with local roofers on inspection routes — hail jobs pair naturally with restoration drying work when water got in. Stage drying equipment for the intrusion calls, keep an on-call rotation, and capture address, hail size reported, and visible exterior damage on the first call. Field discipline: photo-document the roof from the ground and up close before repairs, and get payment responsibility in writing before work starts.

    FEMA & federal assistance

    FEMA & federal assistance

    If the damage is severe, the FEMA Helpline is 1-800-621-3362 (7 a.m.–10 p.m. local, 7 days). Apply at DisasterAssistance.gov, through the FEMA app, or find a recovery center at fema.gov/drc. Basic eligibility: citizenship or qualified status, identity verification, proof of occupancy or ownership, and unmet needs not covered by insurance. Apply as soon as it’s safe.

    Looking ahead

    Once the warning expires, survey your property for hail and wind damage — check the roof, siding, gutters, and outdoor HVAC units. For contractors: hail events produce a long tail of roofing claims; roofers and restoration teams often work the same neighborhoods in the days after a destructive hailstorm, so coordinate early on jobs that need both trades.

    Sources & how to verify

    Verify for your own county or ZIP at weather.gov or your local NWS office page.

    This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning. Always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.

  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cheyenne, CO Until 5:30 PM MDT Sunday, September 20

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cheyenne, CO Until 5:30 PM MDT Sunday, September 20

    This is a live snapshot as of 4:26 PM MDT Sunday, September 20. Conditions change fast — always verify with the National Weather Service for your specific county or ZIP code.

    Cheyenne, CO — Severe Thunderstorm Warning

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 20 at 4:26PM MDT until September 20 at 5:30PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

    Issued by NWS Goodland KS. Issue time: 4:26 PM MDT Sunday, September 20. Expires: 5:30 PM MDT Sunday, September 20.

    SVRGLD
    The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
    * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
    Southwestern Cheyenne County in east central Colorado…
    * Until 530 PM MDT.
    * At 425 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northwest
    of Kit Carson, or 31 miles south of Flagler, moving southeast at 20
    mph.
    HAZARD…Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
    SOURCE…Radar indicated.
    IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
    damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
    wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
    * This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
    southwestern Cheyenne County in east central Colorado, including
    the following locations… Wild Horse.

    Hail size (NWS parameters): 2.50. Wind gust (NWS parameters): 60 MPH.

    Locations in the warning path, as listed by NWS:

    • Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
    • Until 530 PM MDT.
    • At 425 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northwest
    • This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of

    Warned area: Cheyenne, CO

    NWS office page: NWS Goodland KS · Official NWS alert

    Official NWS instructions

    For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
    building.

    This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
    structure and stay away from windows!

    Stay safe during the storm

    Get inside a sturdy building and stay away from windows. Large hail can shatter glass and injure anyone caught outside; damaging winds can bring down trees and power lines with little warning.

    If hail damages your home: photograph every slope of the roof, siding, gutters, and windows before anything is repaired — documentation matters for insurance. Then call a local roofing or restoration contractor for an inspection; hail bruising is not always visible from the ground.

    What this means for restoration teams

    Translate this warning into job tickets: hail-punched roofing (bruised shingles that fail months later if missed), cracked siding, shattered windows and skylights, dented gutters and downspouts, and damaged outdoor HVAC condensers. Water intrusion follows where hail compromised the envelope — the roofer’s repair and the restorer’s dry-out land on the same houses.

    The play: coordinate with local roofers on inspection routes — hail jobs pair naturally with restoration drying work when water got in. Stage drying equipment for the intrusion calls, keep an on-call rotation, and capture address, hail size reported, and visible exterior damage on the first call. Field discipline: photo-document the roof from the ground and up close before repairs, and get payment responsibility in writing before work starts.

    FEMA & federal assistance

    FEMA & federal assistance

    If the damage is severe, the FEMA Helpline is 1-800-621-3362 (7 a.m.–10 p.m. local, 7 days). Apply at DisasterAssistance.gov, through the FEMA app, or find a recovery center at fema.gov/drc. Basic eligibility: citizenship or qualified status, identity verification, proof of occupancy or ownership, and unmet needs not covered by insurance. Apply as soon as it’s safe.

    Looking ahead

    Once the warning expires, survey your property for hail and wind damage — check the roof, siding, gutters, and outdoor HVAC units. For contractors: hail events produce a long tail of roofing claims; roofers and restoration teams often work the same neighborhoods in the days after a destructive hailstorm, so coordinate early on jobs that need both trades.

    Sources & how to verify

    Verify for your own county or ZIP at weather.gov or your local NWS office page.

    This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning. Always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.

  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cheyenne, CO Area Until 4:45 PM MDT

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cheyenne, CO Area Until 4:45 PM MDT

    The National Weather Service in Goodland, Kansas issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cheyenne, Colorado at 4:09 PM MDT on Sunday, September 20, 2026. The warning remains in effect until 4:45 PM MDT. This is a live snapshot as of 3:20 PM PDT. Conditions change fast — always verify with the National Weather Service for your specific county or ZIP code.

    This storm is carrying golf ball size hail (1.75 inches) and 60 mph wind gusts, and the NWS impact statement names the damage explicitly: expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles, and expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. That is the exact damage profile restoration teams and roofing contractors see after a storm like this — the jobs start the same evening and keep coming for days.

    Cheyenne, CO — Severe Thunderstorm Warning

    • Issuing office: NWS Goodland KS
    • Issued: 4:09 PM MDT, September 20, 2026
    • Expires: 4:45 PM MDT, September 20, 2026
    • Area: Cheyenne, Colorado — the warning covers northwestern Cheyenne County in east central Colorado
    • Certainty: Observed  |  Urgency: Immediate

    Where the storm is: At 4:08 PM MDT, the severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles east of Boyero, or 25 miles south of Flagler, moving southeast at 20 mph.

    Hazard detail, verbatim from the NWS alert:

    • Hail: golf ball size hail — 1.75 inches (hail threat: observed)
    • Wind: 60 mph gusts (radar indicated)
    • Thunderstorm damage threat: considerable

    Impact, verbatim from the NWS alert: People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

    Locations impacted include: Wild Horse and Aroya.

    Source links: the NWS alert for this warning and the NWS Goodland office page.

    Stay safe right now

    Take the NWS instruction at face value: for your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Golf ball size hail injures people and animals caught outdoors — get inside before the core arrives, not when it is overhead.

    If you can move vehicles under cover safely, do it; the NWS expects hail damage to windows and vehicles in the storm path. After the storm passes, treat every downed line as live, give damaged trees a wide berth, and do not drive around barricades — runoff and debris can make rural county roads impassable even without a flash flood warning.

    When the sky clears, photograph roof, siding, window, and vehicle damage before anything is touched. Timestamped photos are the foundation of an insurance claim, and hail bruising on shingles is easy to miss once debris is cleared. Then call a local contractor — water finding its way through hail-compromised roofing starts a second wave of interior damage within days.

    What this means for restoration teams

    This is a hail-first event with a wind kicker — 1.75-inch observed hail with a “considerable” damage threat and 60 mph gusts. The NWS impact wording maps directly to the work orders: roof and siding repair, window replacement, vehicle damage (auto glass and body shops feel it too), and wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

    The damage categories to stage for:

    • Roof systems: hail bruising and punctures in shingles, membrane damage on low-slope roofs, compromised flashing. This is the call driver — the NWS explicitly expects hail damage to roofs.
    • Siding and windows: cracked vinyl, dented metal siding, broken glass from wind-driven hail.
    • Interior water intrusion: anywhere hail or wind opened the building envelope, the next rain finishes the job. Saturated drywall and insulation, and mold risk within 24–48 hours if it stays wet.
    • Tree and debris damage: 60 mph gusts bring limbs down onto roofs, fences, and vehicles — expect the odd emergency tarp and board-up call.

    The play tonight: keep an on-call rotation through the evening, pre-position tarps and board-up materials, and pair with a roofer if you have one — hail events are the rare storm where the roofer and the restorer get called to the same address. On the first call, capture the address, the damage type (roof, siding, windows, interior water), and whether photos exist already.

    Field discipline: photo-document before mitigation, moisture-map every affected room when water has entered, and keep the homeowner’s payment responsibility clear in writing before work starts.

    FEMA & federal assistance

    If this storm causes damage beyond what insurance covers, the FEMA Helpline is 1-800-621-3362 (7 a.m.–10 p.m. local time, 7 days a week). You can also apply at DisasterAssistance.gov, through the FEMA app, or find a recovery center at fema.gov/drc.

    Basic eligibility: U.S. citizenship or qualified status, identity verification, proof of occupancy or ownership, and unmet needs not covered by insurance. Apply as soon as it is safe to do so.

    Looking ahead

    The warning expires at 4:45 PM MDT. The storm was moving southeast at 20 mph at last report, so the corridor around Wild Horse and Aroya should see the core pass through and then ease — but a warning this short (36 minutes from issuance to expiry) means the NWS saw a fast-moving, high-confidence threat. Watch for updates from NWS Goodland: severe-warned storms can be extended, re-issued, or followed by additional rounds as the line evolves.

    Demand window: hail-damage calls typically start the same evening as homeowners walk their property and discover roof, siding, and window damage, and they keep coming for days as insurance adjusters schedule inspections. If your area took the core, tonight and tomorrow morning are the window.

    Sources & how to verify

    To verify for your own county or ZIP: enter your location at weather.gov or check your local NWS office page directly.

    This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning. Always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.

  • Flash Flood Warning: Atkinson, Clinch and Ware Counties Until 8:15 PM EDT

    Flash Flood Warning: Atkinson, Clinch and Ware Counties Until 8:15 PM EDT

    Status: ACTIVE — live snapshot as of 5:47 PM EDT, Sunday, September 20, 2026. A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for parts of Atkinson, Clinch, and Ware Counties in southeastern Georgia until 8:15 PM EDT. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have already fallen and flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning — always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.

    Flash Flood Warning: Atkinson, Clinch & Ware Counties — issued by NWS Jacksonville

    The National Weather Service in Jacksonville issued this warning at 5:22 PM EDT, and it is valid until 8:15 PM EDT.

    • Area: Southeastern Atkinson County, north central Clinch County, and northwestern Ware County in southeastern Georgia.
    • Observed conditions: At 5:22 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area.
    • Flood status: Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
    • Hazard: Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
    • Source: Radar indicated.
    • Impact: Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses, as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
    • Locations that will experience flash flooding include: Cogdell.

    NWS instruction: “Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.”

    Alert source: NWS alert record. Issuing office: NWS Jacksonville.

    Stay safe tonight

    Flash flooding is the deadliest thunderstorm hazard in the United States, and it moves faster than it looks. If you are in the warned area:

    • Turn around, don’t drown — never drive through flooded roadways. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles, and as little as a foot of moving water can carry a car.
    • Never walk through floodwater — it can hide downed power lines, open manholes, and contaminated runoff.
    • If water enters your home: stay out of standing water where electricity may be present, avoid the basement until water recedes and power is confirmed off.
    • Photograph everything before cleanup — documentation matters for insurance.
    • Then call a local restoration contractor — water left sitting starts a second wave of damage within a day.
    • Small creeks and streams in the warned area can rise within minutes of heavy rain; keep away from their banks tonight.

    What this means for restoration teams

    With 2.5 to 3.5 inches of rain already down and more on the way, this is exactly the interior-flooding scenario restoration teams in southeastern Georgia see most: water intrusion through thresholds and crawlspaces, saturated drywall and insulation on ground floors, sewage backup in low-lying areas, and vehicle flooding along highways and underpasses. The NWS’s impacted-area list — creeks, streams, urban areas, streets, underpasses, poor-drainage and low-lying areas — maps directly onto the damage categories contractors handle.

    The play:

    • Stage extraction and drying equipment now — with flooding ongoing or imminent, the intake clock starts when water recedes, not when it rains.
    • Pre-position for the Cogdell area and the surrounding county roads where low-lying and poor-drainage flooding is most likely.
    • Keep an on-call rotation through the night. Water-intrusion calls typically start within hours of water receding and keep coming for days as people discover damage.
    • Capture on the first call: address, water source (rain intrusion, creek overflow, sewage backup), affected areas, and whether power is on or off in the affected space.
    • Field discipline: photo-document before mitigation, moisture-map every affected room, and keep the homeowner’s payment responsibility clear in writing before work starts.
    • Mold watch: saturated drywall and insulation become mold risks within 24–48 hours — this is the first job’s follow-up and the second job’s trigger.
    • Contamination caution: floodwater in low-lying urban areas can carry sewage and chemicals — categorize the water type before any crew contact and brief homeowners on it.

    FEMA & federal assistance

    FEMA Helpline 1-800-621-3362 (7 a.m.–10 p.m. local, 7 days). DisasterAssistance.gov, the FEMA app, and fema.gov/drc for recovery centers. Basic eligibility: citizenship or qualified status, identity verification, proof of occupancy or ownership, and unmet needs not covered by insurance. Apply as soon as it’s safe.

    Looking ahead

    This warning expires at 8:15 PM EDT. Watch overnight for additional rounds of thunderstorms and for rivers and creeks cresting after the rain ends — waterways can peak hours after the heaviest rain. The NWS issues updates as conditions change; a new warning can extend coverage if the rain continues.

    Demand window note: water-intrusion calls typically start within hours of water receding and keep coming for days as people discover damage. The heaviest intake for a flash flood of this size lands overnight and into tomorrow morning.

    Sources & how to verify

    To verify for your own county or ZIP code: visit weather.gov and enter your location, or go straight to the NWS Jacksonville page for the latest warnings.

    This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning. Always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.

  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cheyenne and Kit Carson Counties Until 4:45 PM MDT

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cheyenne and Kit Carson Counties Until 4:45 PM MDT

    Status: ACTIVE — live snapshot as of 2:47 PM PDT (3:47 PM MDT), Sunday, September 20, 2026. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning carrying a considerable damage threat and observed tennis-ball-size hail is in effect for northwestern Cheyenne County and southwestern Kit Carson County, Colorado until 4:45 PM MDT. This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning — always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cheyenne & Kit Carson Counties — issued by NWS Goodland

    The National Weather Service in Goodland issued this warning at 3:45 PM MDT, and it is valid until 4:45 PM MDT.

    • Area: Northwestern Cheyenne County and southwestern Kit Carson County in east central Colorado.
    • Storm location: At 3:45 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Boyero, or 19 miles southwest of Flagler, moving southeast at 20 mph.
    • Hazard: Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
    • Source: Radar indicated (hail observed).
    • Damage threat: Considerable (per NWS parameters).
    • Impact: People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
    • Locations in the storm’s path include: Wild Horse and Aroya.
    • Coverage note: The storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Cheyenne and southwestern Kit Carson Counties.

    NWS instruction: “For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.”

    Alert source: NWS alert record. Issuing office: NWS Goodland.

    Stay safe through the hail

    Tennis-ball-size hail — about 2.5 inches — is the heavy end of the scale. It breaks windows, dents vehicles deeply, and can seriously injure anyone caught outdoors. If you are in the warned area:

    • Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building, now.
    • Stay away from windows and skylights — large hail can shatter them and drive glass inward.
    • Bring pets indoors; move vehicles under cover only if you can do so quickly and safely.
    • After the storm, photograph any hail damage to your roof, siding, windows, or vehicles before cleanup — documentation matters for insurance.
    • Rural roads in the warned area may carry storm debris or accumulated hail — drive cautiously or stay put until the cell passes.

    What this means for restoration teams

    Observed 2.5-inch hail with a considerable damage threat in rural east central Colorado is the classic high-severity restoration event: the NWS explicitly expects hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles, plus wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Rural corridors like the ones around Wild Horse, Aroya, and Boyero tend to have older roofing stock and more outbuildings — both take hail harder, and both get inspected later, so damage discovered days out still needs a paper trail.

    The play:

    • Stage tarping and board-up assets now — broken windows and skylights on farmsteads and rural homes are the highest-urgency first response.
    • Plan inspection coverage for the Wild Horse–Aroya corridor and surrounding farm country. Rural hail work is route-heavy; batch inspections by road to keep crews efficient.
    • Keep an on-call rotation through the evening. The first calls will be window and vehicle damage; roof reports follow as homeowners get on ladders.
    • Capture on the first call: address, hail size witnessed, any broken windows or skylights, water entry, and outbuilding damage.
    • Field discipline: photo-document before mitigation, note impact marks on every elevation and roofing plane, and keep the homeowner’s payment responsibility clear in writing before work starts.
    • Wind + hail combo: 60 mph gusts compound the damage — check ridge caps, gutters, and tree limbs on roofs that took hail. Wind-driven rain through compromised envelopes starts mold risk within 24–48 hours.

    FEMA & federal assistance

    FEMA Helpline 1-800-621-3362 (7 a.m.–10 p.m. local, 7 days). DisasterAssistance.gov, the FEMA app, and fema.gov/drc for recovery centers. Basic eligibility: citizenship or qualified status, identity verification, proof of occupancy or ownership, and unmet needs not covered by insurance. Apply as soon as it’s safe.

    Looking ahead

    This warning expires at 4:45 PM MDT. The storm is moving southeast at 20 mph through mainly rural areas — residents east of the current cell should watch the sky and keep a weather source open. NWS Goodland will issue updates or new warnings as the storm evolves.

    Demand window note: hail inspection and emergency-repair calls typically start within an hour or two of the storm passing and keep coming for days as people spot damage. With observed tennis-ball hail, adjuster pipelines will be busy — contractors who document first and document well win the long tail of this event.

    Sources & how to verify

    To verify for your own county or ZIP code: visit weather.gov and enter your location, or go straight to the NWS Goodland page for the latest warnings.

    This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning. Always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.